Environmental Research & Technology Division

Technology Development & Applications Group

A Full-Scale Polyethylene Encapsulation Technology Demonstration using a non-radioactive surrogate waste was conducted at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Environmental & Waste Technology Center (EWTC) on September 13 and 15, 1994. The objective of this program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Development, is the demonstration and transfer of new, innovative polymer process technologies for the solidification of DOE’s radioactive, hazardous and mixed wastes.

FULL-SCALE POLYETHYLENE ENCAPSULATION DEMONSTRATION
Delivery of VECTRA Technologies RVR-200 Pretreatment Dryer System	Installation of the RVR-200 Pretreatment Dryer System	Installation of Waste and Polyethylene Loss-In-Weight Feed System
Ames TIRS Monitor used to Continuously Check Product Waste Loading	Polyethylene Encapsulation Full-Scale Test Facility	Over 80 People Representing Both DOE and the Private Sector Attended the Technology Demonstration
An Equipment Tour was Given to Familiarize the Attendees with the Different Process Systems.	A Discussion of the Process Control Systems used to Monitor Waste Encapsulation.	A Close-Up Examination of the Final Waste Form.

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